Top 500 albums of all time

[cnev]

It's definitely different strokes for different folks because I'd much rather listen to Nirvana at #17 than any of the albums that are listed before them and I am not a die hard Nirvana fan, but I have never liked the Beatles since I was a little kid and saw them on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Not that I hate the Beatles or anything and obviously they have some good songs but they never did much for me.

[Violet S]

There's not many women there.....

[Leftyrocks]

Its about the music, not woman or man.

[Ignar Hillström]

190. From Elvis in Memphis, Elvis Presley

191. Funhouse, The Stooges

192. The Gilded Palace of Sin, The Flying Burrito Brothers

193. Life On Some Strings, Sleutelbos

194. Transformer, Lou Reed

195. Bluesbreakers, John Mayall With Eric Clapton

196. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965 - 1968, Various Artists

197. Murmur, R.E.M.

Kinda low, but better then nothing at all.

[Violet S]

[quote="The Dali Lima"]DISCUSS....


1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles

2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

3. Revolver, The Beatles

4. Violet Softshoeshufldavis, Violet Softshoeshufldavis

[Ignar Hillström]

Huh? Why are the Beach Boys above you, Violet? Sounds disgracefull to me...

[Leftyrocks]

My multi platinum super duper times x hit album still isn't out, as I have mentioned in this thread before.

And I agree with Ignar. Violet, your album deserves to be atleast above Beach Boys.

[Violet S]

Thanks guys, couldn't resist that one, just being silly

[Oenyaw]

The problem with this list is that it should be titled top products released by a record printing corperation, not 500 best albums of all time. I have a problem when they list things like "The Greatest Hits..." or "Anthology". Some of these albums were not only released but created and produced after the artist died.

263. The Genius of Ray Charles, Ray Charles
53. The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm and Blues Recordings, 1952 - 1959, Ray Charles

So we have two compilations of the other guy from Greenville, FL, Ray Charles.

Then you have things like this: 142. Phil Spector, A Christmas Gift for You, Various Artists I guess if you're the type of person that would buy this one, you'ld probably think it was one of the best.

When I see this 179. The Anthology 1961 - 1977, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
and not Curtis Mayfield "There's No Place Like America Today" (which I hold in extreme high regard), it just emphasises my point.

So, If you have a list like this, based on corperate releases, it should be based on sales figures. It would probably be a better list. This was probably a list of salesmen, shop managers and critics (and a few musicians), collect all the data and blindly release the list.

No independents, no foriegn names we can't pronounce, an extremely small list of jazz, and NO classical.

If there was any real thought to this, we would see
193. Life On Some Strings, Sleutelbos
4. Violet Softshoeshufldavis, Violet Softshoeshufldavis
and "maybe" some Oenyaw.

and, finally, at the BOTTOM!?!?!?!?
486. Maggot Brain, Funkadelic
491. All the Young Dudes, Mott the Hoople
495. New Day Rising, Husker Du
496. Destroyer, Kiss

Sad.

[cnev]

oenyaw,

I take it your not a fan of Mott the Hoople

[Oenyaw]

Au contraire!!!!!!!

I meant why is "All The Young Dudes" so far down on the list.

I'd actually put "Brain Capers" in the top 10.

I never saw them live, but I did see Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson. August, 1989 I think it was. No one was there. I had a glass of Congac on the stage, in front of Ian. I was calling up requests, and when the band walked off the stage, Mick Ronson turned around walked up to me and played "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue."

No kidding!!

[Vic Lewis VL]

I DID see Mott live - the original band too, Hunter/Ralphs/Watts/Griffin/Allen. The energy they put out on stage was incredible. Contrast that with Ian Hunter's tour a couple of years ago, where he refused to play any Mott songs. He might have saved a couple or so for the encores, but I was past caring - I left before the end. Oh well - at least I have great memories of Mott.

Funny thing - I bought a magazine today called "Classic Rock." There were two free CD's with it - one of them classic live performances - Track 1, Mott The Hoople, "Rock'n'Roll Queen." The other CD is an album of covers by Tesla - Track 1, All The Young Dudes.....



Vic

[cnev]

Oenyaw,

I love Mick Ronson, I got into him when he was with Bowie. Always loved that guitar sound he had.

[teleplayer324]

I saw Mott the first time on Broadway in NYC, Queen was there opening act. Queen's first Album wasn't even out yet in the states, came out about 6 weeks or so after the show.
Ronson has got to be one of the most underrated players around